Friday, June 16, 2017

Non-Scale Victories For The Win

It's Friday; traditionally, weigh-in day for me. Is it weigh-in day for you, too? Whether the scale made you do a happy dance or made you feel frustrated today, don't forget to count those non-scale victories, too.

As for me, I didn't do a happy dance this morning. While I did lose weight this week, I found myself feeling like I am going nowhere fast. Well, I was feeling that way, until I took a look at the big picture of all of my weigh-in's for the year.

Good news is, I am still 15 pounds down for the entire year so far, however; it's easy for me to get stuck on my most recent track record. I'm talking about from when I started my 30 by 30 challenge in April until now. My weight hasn't really changed at all since I started my challenge. It has fluctuated as weight does but, I'm not seeing any serious progress. Instead of letting this fact get me down, I am going to count my non-scale victories, instead.

My non-scale victories of this past week:

> Mid-week, started waking up with less pain.

> Easier to wake up earlier in the morning; feeling more energized.

> Feeling better in my skin.

> Fewer cravings, would rather choose well.

> Feeling motivated.

> Feeling less bloated.

I have completed a full week of eating within calories; avoiding night-time binges {which started getting harder later in the week but, I've stayed strong}; drinking all of my water, and; being active for 90 minutes {and then some}. I feel really good about my accomplishments and while, I felt like I deserved to see a bigger loss on the scale, I realize that the scale doesn't tell the whole story.

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Hi! I'm Kalyn but, feel free to call me Kay. Titled from my goal of losing 100 pounds, this blog is filled with simple recipes, healthy living tips and updates from my every day journey of losing weight while living life.